Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Flex System Networking Switch Products have addressed the following vulnerabilities in libxml2.
Vulnerability Details
Summary
IBM Flex System Networking Switch Products have addressed the following vulnerabilities in libxml2.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2017-9050
Description: libxml2 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by a buffer over-read flaw in the xmlDictAddString function in dict.c. By sending a specially-crafted request, a local attacker could overflow a buffer and cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/126277
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2017-9049
Description: libxml2 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by a buffer over-read flaw in the xmlDictComputeFastKey function in dict.c. By sending a specially-crafted request, a local attacker could overflow a buffer and cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/126276
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected Version |
|---|---|
| IBM Flex System Fabric EN4093R 10Gb Scalable Switch | 7.8 |
| IBM Flex System Fabric CN4093 10Gb Converged Scalable Switch | 7.8 |
| What IBM Flex System Fabric SI4093 System Interconnect Module | 7.8 |
| IBM Flex System EN2092 1Gb Ethernet Scalable Switch | 7.8 |
Remediation/Fixes
Firmware fix versions are available on Fix Central: http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
| Product | Fixed Version |
|---|---|
| IBM Flex System Fabric EN4093R 10Gb Scalable
Switch (ibm_fw_scsw_en4093r-7.8.18.0_anyos_noarch) |
7.8.18.0 |
| IBM Flex System Fabric CN4093 10Gb Converged
Scalable Switch (ibm_fw_scsw_cn4093-7.8.18.0_anyos_noarch) |
7.8.18.0 |
| What IBM Flex System Fabric SI4093 System
Interconnect Module (ibm_fw_scsw_si4093-7.8.18.0_anyos_noarch) |
7.8.18.0 |
| IBM Flex System EN2092 1Gb Ethernet Scalable
Switch (ibm_fw_scsw_en2092-7.8.18.0_anyos_noarch) |
7.8.18.0 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
References
Related Information
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Product Security Advisories
Acknowledgement
None.
Change History
20 November, 2017: Original Version Published
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References
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Document Information
Modified date:
30 January 2019
UID
ibm1MIGR-5099701